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" Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high, To bitter Scorn a sacrifice, And grinning Infamy. The stings of Falsehood those shall try And hard Unkindness... "
Cicero's epistles to Atticus, with notes, tr by W. Guthrie - Page 148
by Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1806
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Prodromus, or an inquiry into the first principles of reasoning; including ...

Graves Chamney Haughton (Sir) - 1839 - 292 pages
...Grim-visag'd, comfortless Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart. Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high, To bitter Scorn a sacrifice, And grinning Infamy. The stings of Falsehood those shall try, And hard Unkindness' alter'd eye, That mocks the tear it forc'd...
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Selections from the British Poets, Volume 1

Fitz-Greene Halleck - English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...Grim-visaged, comfortless Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart. Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high, To bitter Scorn a sacrifice, And grinning Infamy ; The stings of Falsehood those shall try. And hard Unkindness' alter'd eye, That mocks the tear it...
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The book of poetry [ed. by B.G. Johns].

Book - 1841 - 164 pages
...wan, and faded Care, Grim-visag'd comfortless Despair, Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high ; To bitter Scorn a sacrifice, And grinning Infamy. The stings of Falsehood those shall try, And hard Unkindness' alter'd eye, That mocks the tear it forc'd...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 pages
...Grim-visaged comfortless Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart. Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high, To bitter Scorn a sacrifice, And grinning Infamy. The stings of Falsehood those shall try And hard Unkindness' alter'd eye, That mocks the tear it forced...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...Grim-visaged comfortless Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart. Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl n. Mr VV likes brought with him into politice the «ame liberal sentime The stings of Falsehood those shall try, And hard Unkindness' altered eye, That mocks the tear it forced...
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Cyclopædia of English literature, Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...jriia-visaged comfortless Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart. Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl and scaur ; They'll hare fleet steeds that follow !' quoth young Lochin The stings of Falsehood those shall try, Ajid hard Unkindness' altered eye, That mocks the tear it...
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Studies in English poetry [an anthology] with biogr. sketches and notes by J ...

Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...Grim-visaged comfortless Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart. Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high, To bitter Scorn a sacrifice And grinning Infamy. The stings of Falsehood those shall try, And hard Unkindness' altered eye, That mocks the tear it forced...
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Lectures on Education

Horace Mann - Education - 1845 - 352 pages
...Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear, And Shame that skulks behind. " Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high, To bitter Scorn a sacrifice, And grinning Infamy. " The stings of Falsehood, those shall try, And hara unkindness' alter'd eye That mocks the tear it...
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The New Hampshire Repository, Volumes 1-2

New England - 1846 - 476 pages
...Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear And Shame that skulks behind ; Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high, To bitter Scorn a sacrifice And grinning Infamy ; The stings of Falsehood these shall try And hard Unkindiu;.ss' alter'd eye That mocks the tear it...
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Gray's Poetical Works: English and Latin : Illustrated

Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1847 - 276 pages
...Grim-visaged comfortless Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart. Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high, To bitter Scorn a sacrifice, And grinning Infamy. The stings of Falsehood those shall try, And hard Unkindness' alter'd eye, That mocks the tear it forced...
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